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J. VON RONNE.

} CIGAR BUNOHING MACHINE. N 373,806. Patented Nov; 22, 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J OHANN VON RGNNE, OF PERLEBERG, 'PRUSSIA ASSIGNOR TO 7. HERMANNMIlLLER, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

ClGAR-BUNCHING MACHINE.

1 SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 373,806, datedNovember 22, 1887.

Application filed August 17, 1895. Serial No. 174,648. (No model.)Patented in Germany August 21, 1885, No. 83,403, and in BelgiumSeptember 15, 1885, No. 70,061.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHANN VON RoNNE, a subject of the King of Prussia,Emperor of Germany, and a resident of the city of Perle- 5 berg, aprovince of Brandenburg, Prussia,

Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CigarBunching Machines, (for which I have obtained patents in Germany, No.33,403 dated August 21, 1885; I and in Belgium, No. 70,061, datedSeptember 15, 1885,) of which the following is a specifica ion.

My invention relates to machines for rolling cigars; and it has for itsobject the production of a machine that may be kept in motion by thefoot of the operator, while his hands are free for feeding into themachine the bunch to be operated upon.

The machine is such that it may be readily 2o fastened to any table,thus insuring facilities for easy and rapid operation. In constructionit is simple and substantial. It is also economical in the utilizationof the binders for cigar bunches.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of'this description,Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved cigar-machine, and Fig. 2is a central vertical section thereof. f

The machine consists of a light but solid iron frame, in which there aretwo rollers, a b, and beneath which there is located another but largerroller or drum, 0, of wood or any other suitable material. Over the saidrollers a b runs loosely an apron, d, made of linen,

3 5 oil-cloth, or the like, and which is long enough to permit a loop ofsuitable size to be formed between and beneath the rollers a b, and intowhich the cigar-filling is placed.

The roller b has its hearings in the movable part B of the iron frame,which is provided with a thumb-bar, B, by which construction it can bepressed against the immovable part Aor moved away from the same. In thelatter case the claw O, which is used to hold the 5 movable part of theframe in operative position, will be raised.

At the pivoted bearings of the roller c,which lie in the lower part ofthe frame, belts e and f are so attached that while one winds up theother unwinds, as will be plain to any one familiar with this mode ofproducing this kind of motion. The lower ends of the belts are providedwith stirrups, (not shown,) in which the feet of the operator areplaced. The whole machine is adapted to be fastened to the work- 5 5ing-table by means of screws, as shownin Fig.2. When a cigar-bunch isabout to be made, the necessary quantity of tobacco is pressed with thefingers (the thumbs excepted) into the loop formed by the bight in theapron d, which bight is located between and beneath the rollers a and b,as already explained, while at the same time the movable part of theframe is pressed against the immovable part A with the thumbs by hearinggently upon the thumbbar B. As soon as the claws C have been presseddown over the pins g h by the ball of the thumbs upon theconnecting-roller r, and the tobacco for the intended bunch has beeninclosed by rollers a b, the apron is set in motion by a back andforward motion of the feet in the stirrups, whereby the tobacco istransformed intoa smooth round bunch. At the same time the operatortakes the binder and by means of the back of a knife presses the samebetween the rollers, whereby it is wound around the bunch, and then, bypressing the stirrups once with each foot, the small rollers a and b areset in motion and the tobacco appears as a finished roll, which is thenready for pressing and drying.

In order to make rolls of any desirable thi ckness with the samemachine, the apron d is made to be enlarged or reduced, so as to varythe size of the bight or loop between and beneath rollers a b. Thisisaccomplished by ad justing the apron itself.

The roller or drum 0 is fastened to the vertical arms t k, and the apronis adjusted by the aid of a clamp, Z, pivoted between end brackets, m a,on roller or drum 0. Here the apron is fastened with one end to theroller or drum 0, and then passed over the small rollers a b, the looseend being passed under the movable bridge Z. The bridge Z is as long asthe roller or drum 0 is wide, and its bearings are at both ends of saidroller at m n. In the position shown in Fig. 2 the bridge Z holds theapron d in place, and should the bridge Z be turned somewhat in thedirectionof the ar- 10o row by the handle 0 the apron (i will bereleased, and can, by the assistance of a model bunch placed between therollers 11 b and held there by the claw C, be set to any desired size.

Tobacco of any quality or leaf-size can be worked with this machine, andone of the advantages of the machine is that bunch-binders of small sizeor several small leaves may be successfully utilized as bindersanoperation which has heretofore resulted in a bad-looking bunch.

I am aware it is not new to adjust the size of the bight in the apron orbelt by adjusting the main roller or drum vertically in its bearings inthe frame; also, that it is old to employ an idle roller capable ofbeing pressed against the belt for the purpose of such adjustment.Furthermore, that a divided belt, per 86, has been used heretofore inthis class of machines;

20 but such is not the construction claimed.

I claim In a cigar-machine, the combination, with the stationary frameA, small roller a, supported therein, movable frame B, small roller 1),supported therein, and claw O, for locking said frames in operativeposition, of the drum 0, supported in the frame A, the brackets m n atthe ends of said drum, the bridge Z, pivoted in said brackets, and theapron d, secured at one end to said drum, and passing thence around saiddrum and over said rollers, its free ends being adjustably clampedbeneath said bridge, as and for the purpose set forth.

Dated at Berlin, Germany, May 16, 1885.

Jon. VON RONNIE.

\Vitnesses:

B. R01, H. SoHLoss.

